WKU geography expert back from Russia, speaks about conflict with Georgia BOWLING GREEN, KY (wkyu) - The rubber stamp Russian parliament has voted to recognize the independence of two sections of the Georgian Republic, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Russia and Georgia recently fought a brief war over South Ossetia, with the US warning Moscow not to try to break apart Georgia. David Keeling, head of the WKU Geography and Geology Department, recently returned from Russia and spoke to Dan Modlin about the disputed territories. © Copyright 2010, wkyu